Figment Spoiler Alert!
We went on the new Journey Into Your Imagination ride yesterday (Saturday). Although, IMHO, it's still not nearly as good as the original attraction, it's a heck of a lot better than what was there before!
The line was 15 to 20 minutes long. The Queue has been updated with some extra Flubber, Honey I Shrunk, Absentminded Professor, etc. references (visually and audio's), as well as with a handful of obscure pieces of memorabilia from the original attraction.
Same cars and track as the "old, new" ride. A few similar highlights as what we used to see (i.e. the disappearing butterfly). However the storyline is no longer based on "You don't have an imagination so we have to give you one" and moreso exploration of your imagination.
Figment, in CGI, AA (salvaged from the original ride) and statue form, plays a MUCH larger role in this attraction...he's in nearly every scene. And an updated "One Little Spark" is played throughout.
The attraction still has its flaws...with the better-but-still-limited budget, there are still too many "black" areas and I'd like to see more 3D props than flats. And towards the end, they still have that "loud noice and big puff of air in your face" that used to startle me . The demise of Billy Barty also left us with (what I suppose is) a replacement Figment voice that isn't "quite" right. But overall it's still SO much better than what it was last year.
Is it a great attraction? I don't think so. But it's definitely a good one. Was even worth the queue.
-Sharon-
